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Why More Women Don’t Win Science Nobels
One of the 2018 Nobel Prizes in physics went to Donna Strickland, a major accomplishment for any scientist.…
2018-10-12
How An Ancient Clock Tower Survived Italy’s Deadly Earthquake
Of the many devastating pictures to come out of central Italy after last week’s deadly earthquake, the clock…
2016-09-05
People Need More Energy Than Blue Whales
Geoffrey West doesn’t eat lunch. His doctor says he has a mild allergy to food; meals make him…
2015-05-04
Geoffrey West: The Surprising Math Of Cities And Corporations
Physicist Geoffrey West has found that simple, mathematical laws govern the properties of cities — that wealth, crime…
2015-03-09